reluctancyEtymologyFrom reluct(ant) + -ancy, from Latin relū̆ctor (“to struggle against, oppose, resist”), from re- (“back”) + lū̆ctor (“to struggle”). Doublet of reluctance.reluctancy means resistance, opposition. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.nounResistance, opposition.Reluctance, disinclination.